Senior Legal Assistant

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🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $49.9k - $74.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Assistant

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The Hartford

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1810

🛡️ Insurance

💸 Finance

👥 B2C

Insurance • Finance • B2C

The Hartford is a well-established insurance company offering a variety of products including auto, home, and business insurance. With over 200 years of experience, it caters to both individuals and small to midsize businesses, providing tailored insurance solutions and employee benefits. The company is particularly known for its AARP-endorsed auto and home insurance programs, which offer exclusive benefits and discounts for members.

📋 Description

• Maintain the law office master calendar for 15 attorneys based on court notifications and scheduled depositions • Prepare, e-file, and serve correspondence, briefs, motions, pleadings, discovery, deposition notices, and other documents required by the New York court system • Assist in trial preparation • Review electronic and scanned mail daily • Maintain electronic legal files • Process invoices for payment • Process HIPPA-compliant authorizations and follow up on medical records requests • Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, attorneys, teammates, claim partners, and court personnel • Provide cross-coverage for team members during absences and peak workloads

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a legal assistant • Strong working knowledge of the New York court systems and processes • Tort experience in personal injury work is strongly preferred • Trial preparation experience is a plus • Demonstrated experience in a high-volume litigation environment • Familiarity with document production, discovery preparation, Outlook calendar management, and data maintenance • Strong multi-tasking, organizational, and time management skills • Proficiency with case management software • Strong proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Teams, and PowerPoint • Ability to meet productivity targets in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Excellent organizational skills, particularly in prioritizing work activities for multiple attorneys • Ability to manipulate electronic documents in TIF, PDF, and JPG formats

🏖️ Benefits

• Short-term or annual bonuses • Long-term incentives • On-the-spot recognition • Total compensation package for employees